Marisa Gerber and Nathan Solis Los Angeles Times (TNS)The Sriracha shortage panic has returned. The company goes through about 50,000 tons of chiles a year to make its Sriracha, chile-garlic sauce and a sambal oelek, Huy Fong revealed in 2022. In of its last shipments to Huy Fong, Underwood Ranches delivered 100 million pounds of peppers, according to Craig Underwood, founder and owner of the Underwood farms. In the following years, Huy Fong scrambled to find new pepper suppliers. Underwood said Huy Fong Foods has struggled to find a consistent and reliable supplier for its red peppers since their partnership ended.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 15, 2024 18:09 UTC